CT Class 5 #04

D05a: Colle: 3...e6
'Standard' (30 days + 1 day/move, max 45 days)
1. d4 d5
Clock started on 05/15/2013
2. e3 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bb5+ Bd7 5. Be2 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Rxe5 13. Bb2 Qc8 14. c4 Rg5 15. g3 Bg4 16. Bc1 Rf5 17. Bb2 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 dxc4 19. Bxf6 Rxf6 20. c3 h6 21. a4 Qd7 22. Qxc4 c6 23. Red1 Rd6 24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25. h4 Rd8 26. Rb1 Qd5 27. Qxd5 Rxd5 28. Rxb7 a5 29. Rc7 c5= 30. c4 Rh5 31. Kg2 Kf8 32. Ra7 g5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Rxa5 g4 35. Ra8+ Ke7 36. a5 Kd7 37. Rb8 Kc7 38. Rb3 Rh6 39. f3 gxf3+ 40. Kxf3 Ra6 41. Rb6 Rxa5 42. Rf6 Kd7 43. Rxf7+ Kd6 44. g4 Ke6 45. Rf8 Ra7 46. e4 Ra4 47. Rh8 Rxc4 48. Ke3 Kf6 49. Kf4 Rd4 50. Ke3 Rd6 51. Rh6+ Ke7 52. Rxd6 Kxd6 53. Kd3 Ke5 54. g5 Ke6 55. Kc4 Kf7 56. Kxc5 Kg6 57. e5 Kxg5 58. Kd6 Kf5 59. e6 Kf6 60. e7 Kf7 61. Kd7 Kf6 62. e8=Q Kf5 63. Qe3 Kf6 64. Qe6+ Kg5 65. Ke7 Kf4 66. Kf6 Kf3 67. Kf5 Kg3 68. Qe3+ Kg2 69. Kg4 Kh2 70. Qg3+ Kh1 71. Qc3 Kg2 72. Qh3+ Kf2 73. Qf3+ Ke1 74. Kg3 Kd2 75. Kf2 Kc1 76. Ke2 Kb1 77. Kd2 Kb2 78. Qd3 Ka2 79. Kc2 Ka1 80. Qa3#
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The Action Bar

The Action Bar is the most important part of the game screen, this is where you interact with the game by entering moves, conditional moves, comments, draw offers, resignations, and much more (if you are not viewing one of your own games, the Action Bar is not shown).  The Action Bar is in four parts, from left to right:

  1. The Move Input Box: where your move or conditional move is shown; it is possible to type into this box, but not recommended, you can enter your move by dragging and dropping the pieces on the board.
  2. The Action Selection Dropdown: this is where you select the action you want to do, for example, move, enter a comment, accept a draw offer, claim a draw, etc.  Only the actions which are relevant to the current game are shown.
  3. The Continue Button: this button sends your action back to our server; sometimes you might see a pop-up text box before the action is sent, this is so that you can write a message to your opponent.  You can set your preferences so that this box is always shown to confirm you move (under the "Chess Board" tab "Confirm moves before committing), some people find this helpful as a "blunder check".
  4. The Next Game button: clicking the button will take you to the next game for which it is your move.

The Game Information Panel

Under the Action Bar, you should find the Game Information Panel.  This gives you more information about the game; because there is too much information to see on one screen here, it is arranged into "tab"; you can move between the various screens by clicking the buttons, from left to right:

  1. Game Overview: this tab shows the full history of the game, including comments (you cannot read the comments from another player's game, unless the game is marked as "public"), leave taken, etc.  You can click the moves to see the position on the chess board.
  2. Hide Comments: this tab shows the moves of the game only, without the distraction of the comments shown on the game overview tab.
  3. Material Balance: this tab shows the captured pieces in the game.  If you are playing CrazyHouse chess, or a similar game, you can drag pieces from here to the board to make a "drop".
  4. Tags: You can "tag" games, this makes it easier to come back to games, you can find the games you have tagged from the game database screen.
  5. Variant Information: this tab is available for some chess variants, it will show you a description of the variant.
  6. Opening Information: In standard chess games, this tab will show you information about the chess opening you have been playing, taken from the Game Explorer.
  7. Analysis Board: Opening this tab will overlay an "analysis board" on the main chess board; you can move the pieces around freely on this board to try out various ideas in the game.
  8. Engine Analysis: This tab allows you to analyse the game using a chess engine; because the use of engines is not allowed on SchemingMind, this tab is not available for ongoing games.
  9. Help: If you are reading this, you have already figured out what the help button does!

The Chess Board

The chess board shows the current position in your game; if it is your move, or if you can enter a conditional move, you can drag and drop the pieces on the chess board.

If you wish to castle, simply drag your king over the rook on the side you wish to castle on.  When you promote a pawn, you will see a pop-up prompting you to select the promoted piece.

We have a number of different designs for chess boards and pieces, you can select the one you prefer from your personal preferences.

Under the chess board is a navigation toolbar (this toolbar looks slightly different if you are looking at the analysis board).

From left to right:

  • Settings: This button will bring up your chess board and pieces display settings.
  • Download Game: This button will allow you to download the game in PGN format.
  • Copy Position: This button will copy the position to your clipboard.
  • Move to Start: This button will show the start position of the game.
  • Previous Move: This button will move position shown on the board back one move.
  • Next Move: This button will show the next position on the board.
  • Last Move: This button will show the current position on the board.
  • Flip: This button will show the board from the other player's perspective (by default you see games from White's perspective unless you are Black; you can select an option to always show the board from White's perspective in your personal preferences).
  • Animate: If you are not looking at the last move in the game, this button will animate the game from the shown position to the last move.
  • Stop Animation: This button will stop the animation.
  • Analysis Board: This button will show the Analysis Board (see above).

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